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In Just One Day

• 160,242 people walked through the doors of New Jersey libraries.
• 126,626 books, movies and more were borrowed from New Jersey libraries.
• 24,153 people used computers at New Jersey libraries.
• 15,053 questions were answered at New Jersey libraries.
• 1,015 people got employment help at New Jersey libraries.
• 1,121 programs were offered at New Jersey libraries.
• 892 people learned computer skills at New Jersey libraries.

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This document is available in PDF and Word format. We also have more detailed statistics from February and October.

This data is an average of the data collected for Snapshot: One Day in the Life of New Jersey Libraries on February 19, 2009 and October 7, 2009. Snapshot Day is a joint project of the New Jersey State Library and the New Jersey Library Association. On average, 225 libraries participated.
Have questions about Snapshot? Contact Peggy Cadigan at the New Jersey State Library or Heidi Cramer at the Newark Public Library.